1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--G3972G1401G2316G1161G652G2424G5547G2596G4102G2316G1588G2532G1922G225G3588G2596G21502a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,G1909G1680G166G2222G3739G2316G893G1861G4253G166G55503and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,G1161G5319G2398G2540G5319G846G3056G1722G2782G3739G4100G1473G2596G2003G2316G2257G49904To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.G5103G1103G5043G2596G2839G4102G5485G1656G1515G575G2316G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547G2257G49905The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.G5127G5484G2641G4571G1722G2914G2443G1930G3007G2532G2525G4245G2596G4172G5613G1473G1299G46716An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.G1536G2076G410G435G3391G1135G2192G4103G5043G3361G1722G2724G810G2228G5067Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.G1063G1985G1163G1511G410G5613G3623G2316G3361G829G3361G3711G3361G3943G3361G4131G3361G1468Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.G235G5382G5358G4998G1342G3741G14689He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.G472G4103G3056G2596G1322G2443G5600G1415G1722G5198G1319G2532G3870G2532G1651G48310For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.G1063G1526G4183G506G2532G3151G2532G5423G3122G1537G406111They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.G3739G1993G1163G1993G3748G396G3650G3624G1321G3739G1163G3361G5484G150G2771G548412Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."G5100G1537G846G4396G846G2398G2036G2912G104G5583G2556G2342G692G106413This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faithG3778G3141G2076G227G1223G3739G156G1651G846G664G2443G5198G1722G410214and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.G3361G4337G2451G3454G2532G1785G444G654G22515To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.G2513G3956G3303G2513G1161G3392G2532G571G3762G2513G235G2532G846G3563G2532G4893G339216They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.G3670G1492G2316G1161G2041G720G5607G947G2532G545G2532G4314G3956G18G2041G96
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.
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